Moriyama Teshima Architects designed a calming campus that reflects Canada’s natural history amidst an otherwise hyper-surveillanced area.

Emerging technologies are powering homes into active support systems that can monitor, predict and respond to the changing needs of older adults and boost their

Greater access to low-cost indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors may create new scrutiny for facility management teams.

Proposed updates to Canada’s energy efficiency regulation designate additional energy-using products and impose more rigorous standards on some products already mandated to comply.

Two new reports from Desjardins provide both guidance and a pointed reminder of the headwinds building owners face on the path to decarbonization.

BOMA Canada is sponsoring space that harnesses virtual reality simulations, digital twins and 3D case studies to help learners visualize and get a hands-on feel for integrated, cleantech applications and systems.

Moving to a collaborative hybrid office marks a new chapter for Gay Lea Foods—one that blends agricultural heritage with a modern vision of work.

Key federal departments are scrambling to catch up with climate risk assessments and response plans after the Auditor General of Canada uncovered gaps in monitoring and a slow rollout of adaptive actions.

OSCRE is developing its data management standard in sync with mounting pressure for real estate players to accurately report the volume of waste they produce, disseminate and divert from landfill.

Pool safety is under renewed scrutiny after two recent incidents occurred at condominiums in the Greater Toronto Area, one involving a chemical mishap and the other a fatal drowning.

A new stream of incentives to extract energy saving potential in Class B and C buildings dovetails with projections about their future competitiveness in a recovering office market.

The costs to achieve deep cuts in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions could crunch more favourably for capital budgeters with the promise of a green premium.

Ontario-based workers can now track their exposure to 11 hazardous substances through Canada’s first-ever occupational exposure registry (OER). The province’s newly launched online portal is

Women are significantly underrepresented in the skilled trades sector, which directly limits the pool of qualified workers that the facilities management industry depends on.

The Canadian government is considering how its agenda to support domestic manufacturers and technology providers could meld with goals to decarbonize the buildings and energy sectors.

As purchasers in the voluntary carbon market, commercial real estate players can tap into a wider range of offset credits at a lower price point than industrial peers compelled to participate in the regulated carbon pricing system.

The facility management industry is preparing for higher workloads, modest budget growth and a more deliberate approach to staffing and project risk over the next year.